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Gas guzzlers: Feeding farmed salmon with protein made from methane
02.06.2016 09:50:29
SOMETHING called Methylococcus capsulatus might not sound an appetising ingredient for a meal. Methylococcus is a methanotroph, a bacterium that metabolises methane. Fortunately, salmon are not fussy eaters. They will happily consume pelletised protein made from these bugs. And that could be handy for fish farmers-at least it will be if Alan Shaw, boss of Calysta, a biotechnology firm in Menlo Park, California, has anything to do with it. For Dr Shaw proposes to take advantage of the rock-bottom price of methane, a consequence of the spread of natural-gas fracking, to breed Methylococci en masse as a substitute for the fish-meal such farmers now feed to their charges.
More...Calysta Acquires BioProtein A/S: Proven Methane to Feed Technology - Enters $370 Billion Nutritional Market with Approved Product
02.06.2016 09:49:36
Calysta Energy, Inc. (www.calysta.com) today announced the acquisition of BioProtein A/S (www.bioprotein.no), based in Stavanger, Norway. Through this acquisition, Calysta is entering the rapidly growing $370 billion nutritional market for fish and livestock feed and feed additives. Calysta is a developer of novel natural gas conversion technology using methane for high value chemicals and fuels. The BioProtein technology is the only commercial scale process available to directly convert natural gas into biological products. BioProteinTM, the protein feed produced using BioProtein's technology, is approved for sale and has been commercially marketed in the European Union.
More...Angel Yeast: $75 million for 2nd overseas plant in Russia
23.05.2016 09:07:29
The biggest Asian yeast manufacturer, Angel Yeast Co., Ltd., have signed an agreement with the state government to invest $75 million to build their second overseas yeast plant in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. Angel Yeast: $75 million for second overseas plant in Russia. The new plant will have the capacity of 20,000 MT annually. Beyond that, it includes a sewage treatment project, an organic fertilizer project and a natural gas electricity generation project.
More...New soybean crushing plant will be launched in Russia
19.05.2016 20:16:56
Taking into account the global trend of soybean popularity increase, as well as estimating the prospects of the Far Eastern region of Russia in its cultivation, the issue about developing crushing enterprises becomes relevant.
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Oilseed meals increase in price
19.05.2016 08:31:28
Prices for oilseed meals have soared over the past few weeks. The key driver was, first and foremost, the sharp rise in soybean prices. However, the sometimes tight supply also lent support to asking prices.
More...Insect larvae as an additional source of protein for Europe's animal feed
18.05.2016 09:16:39
Insect larvae as an additional source of protein for Europe's animal feed. The EU PROTEINSECT project has recommended a comprehensive review of European legislation to allow for insect larvae to be used as a source of protein in animal feed.
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